Cincinnati second baseman Brandon Phillips hits the go-ahead RBI double during the ninth inning of Wednesday's game against the New York Mets.

Written by

John Fay
The Cincinnati Enquirer

The Reds wrapped up the three-game sweep of the New York Mets with a gift from the baseball gods Wednesday.

After letting two leads slip away, the Reds were rallying in the ninth when Brandon Phillips hit a ball down the first base line. Ike Davis let it go past him, thinking it was foul, but it was fair. Shin-Soo Choo scored the go-ahead run.

The Reds would add two more runs on a broken-bat blooper from Todd Frazier. It all added up to a 7-4 victory before a crowd of 30,415 at Citi Field. ...